​#WhyWeDoResearch Tweetfest 2017 is BACK!

Following the surprise and success of the inaugral tweetfest in 2016, we are delighted to be hosting the second #WhyWeDoResearch Tweetfest commencing Monday 15th May 2017 for TWO weeks!

Tweetfest exists to celebrate healthcare research across the globe. It aims to give patients, public and staff a vehicle to say why they do what they do, and is used as a platform to share research opportunities to all.As such, the content of each chat has been carefully selected to provide as wide a coverage as possible within a two week time-period. All you need to do is join the #WhyWeDoResearch at the time of each chat and our expert hosts will launch their first question at the dedicated time. ​

If all this sounds a bit new to you, we would recommend the fabulous twitterversity by #wenurses (click the highlighted link to be redirected).

We would like to extend a huge thank you to all patients and staff who are hosting the tweetchats; the whole campaign and tweetfest is ran voluntarily and together we are creating a huge voice, thank you.

@ClaireW_UK

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TWEETCHAT OVERVIEW

DATE, TIME & HOSTS

"Research and evidence in pharmacy; engaging to improve patient care"

This chat will explore why pharmacy professionals engage in research and evaluation and what impact it has. The chat will provide a platform to share evidence from pharmacy that has improved patient care and developed the profession. We'll also examine what resources and support pharmacy professionals have found most useful.

James Andrews: @WePharmacistsDr Rachel Joynes, Head of Research and Evaluation Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Trust Executive Director Pharmacy Research UK#weph #crp

"Ambulance Research"NHS ambulance services provide care for millions of patients every year, but offer more than just blue light response. In addition to developing paramedic roles, ambulance services run patient transport and 11 services. Deeper integration within the NHS will lead to services looking very different in the future and high quality research will support those changes.

"Young People's involvement in research"This tweetchat will explore the involvement of young people who contribute to research, reviewing information sheets and advising researchers.

Monday 15th May 201720:00 - 21:00

​Hosted by​@YPSGWMidsThe NIHR Young Persons Steering Group for the West Midlands; contributing to young people's perspectives to clinical research

"Midwifery Research: #betterbirths; how research shapes practice"

This tweetchat will focus on understanding research for women's health, what is 'out there' at the moment and demonstrating how research shapes midwifery practice.

Tuesday 16th May 201712:00 - 13:00

​Hosted by@wemidwives@researchmidwives

"How radiographers can make a difference through research"

This Tweetchat will discuss the need for radiographers to be involved in research, how they can be part of collaborative work and the value they can add to multidisciplinary research teams. The need to show the impact of radiography research will also be discussed. Overall, what will happen if radiographers don’t get involved in research?

Tuesday 16th May 201715:00 - 16:00

Hosted by@SORRachelHarris Professional and Education Manager, Therapeutic Radiographer@kimbomeek Therapy Radiographer / Clinical Trials and Cancer Research in the South@SCoRMembers

#WhyWeDoResearch / #HARTSofthepossible / #WeNurses / #VibrantHealth

This tweetchat will focus on the use of social media for research purposes and the 'Health and Research Through Social Media' team. You can read more about the campaign via https://hartsofthepossible.wordpress.com/about/

There are a small amount of studies that recruit to the paediatric population. A majority of studies recruit to adult and children, however sometimes only the adult arm of the study is open. How can or do teams become creative in increasing recruitment in paediatric research?

This tweetchat will focus on involving people with mental health conditions as participants in research, why it is important to offer opportunities to this population and your vision for mental health for the future.

Wednesday 17th May 201715:00 - 16:00

Hosted by​@ssarahdickenssResearch and Development Manager at @KMPT_Research

"Why research is important to patients"

* Engage diverse audiences, encourage discussion about why patients who get involved in research think it is important* Raise awareness about the value of research* Signpost to opportunities to be involved in research* Understand what patients need to take part​* Signpost to research stories / patient stories

In today's health and social care landscape we absolutely need hospice and palliative care research. In our tweetchat we will explore some of the opportunities, challenges and solutions to how we can use research to improve and sustain care.

European Medicines Agency requests that everyone completes training on the GCP updates by 14th June 2017. Most changes impact on sponsors’ responsibilities but as researchers it is important to understand how these changes will affect trial conduct and site inspections.

Thursday 18th May 201715:00 - 16:00

Hosted by@Irish_RNN Irish Research Nurse Network

"The role of the Patient Research Ambassador (PRA)"A PRA is someone who promotes health research from a patient point of view. They could be a patient, service user, carer, or lay person who is enthusiastic about health research and willing to communicate that to other patients and public as well as healthcare professionals.

"Your research inspiration"I'm an early career researcher in my final year of completing an MRes. I don't think I'd be following this path if it wasn't for the inspirational people I've met along the way and continue to meet. These amazing individuals have helped to form my enthusiasm and passion for research. Who are your research inspirations and why have they inspired you?

Research is often presented as an essential part of health practice. Yet issues of how to get started, identifying support, and what 'research' means are not often discussed - leading to research waste, personal stress, and ethical problems. This chat will help you to focus on your needs in planning research.

Q&A with the Health and Care Research Wales public involvement and engagement team and member of the public about how to get involved the public involved in research. Tips, tricks and questions about financing it answered!

​This tweetchat will focus on pre-clinical research (research done in labs) and clinical research (research with patients and people) and all things in between. We will discuss researchers moving from lab research into clinical research as well as asking how research done in labs turns into research with people and patients.

This tweetchat will focus on the similarities and differences about research nursing across the countries.

Friday 19th May 201720:00 - 21:00

​Hosted by@IACRNUKandIREUK branch of the International Clinical Research Nurse Association

"Careers for Clinical Trial Assistants / Clinical Research Support Officers"

​Clinical Trial Assistants / Clinical Support Officers support research teams in study activities and how trials are conducted through providing administrative and sometimes clinical support. They are a valuable resource for studies but their role is not widely known.

Principal Investigators (PIs) have overall responsibility for project design and conduct. For observational studies this role is open to all healthcare professionals working across many different disciplines, although it is often assigned to medical doctors. The purpose of this twitter chat is to explore who can be a PI.

Monday 22nd May 201715:00 - 16:00

Hosted by@Irish_RNN ​@ClaireW_UK

"Research in the trauma / emergency healthcare setting"

This tweetchat will focus on conducting research as part of emergency teams and making the process as easy as possible for all involved. This is research where every second counts, is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will also discuss consent without capacity and pre-hospital care.

This tweetchat will focus on research nurses and their professional identity. Research Nursing is becoming recognised as a specialism in it's own right. How do you feel about the role? Do you know what research nurses do? Where would you like to see research nursing going over the coming years?

Tuesday 23rd May 201712:00 - 13:00

Hosted by​@TinkleLin​Academic Research Nurse, Durham and Darlington

"Digital Technologies"

This chat will focus on the types of digital technologies that you are using in research at the moment. It will give followers the opportunity to suggest technologies which could be of use for researchers and patients.

Tuesday 23rd May 201715:00 - 16:00

​Hosted by@ClaireW_UK​Originator of #WhyWeDoResearch

"Embedding research into clinical practice"

Discussing the different approaches and initiatives, from the view point of clinical research nurses, which are used to help embed research within clinical teams and organisations. What works, what doesn't and what has been the result at your organisation?

Tuesday 23rd May 201720:00 - 21:00

Hosted by@VickiConnyVicki Clinical Research Nurse@​CMFT_Research Research and Innovation Division of the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust@JanetteDunkerl1 Lead Nurse for Research and Innovation, Central Manchester Foundation Trust.

An introduction to the Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholarships for nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals. Helping you to improve patient care through scholarships in research, travel and leadership.

Hosted by​@FNightingaleF The Florence Nightingale FoundationMaintains the legacy of Florence Nightingale with scholarships, conferences, commemoration and Chairs in Research

"Feasibility for research studies"

Feasibility questionnaires are one of the most important aspects of site selection. In this tweetchat we will be discussing how sites can market themselves most effectively and give some insight into exactly what Sponsors are looking for when making selection decisions."

Wednesday 24th May 201715:00 - 16:00

Hosted from BOSTON by@ClinEdge

"Healthcare Research in Spain"

THIS CHAT WILL BE HOSTED IN SPANISH and will focus on the healthcare system in Spain, and how research is included in hospital practice

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Wednesday 24th May 201720:00 - 21:00 BST19:00 - 20:00 Spanish time

"Primary Care Research"

Primary care research is really important. We are interested in finding out the experiences of researchers and healthcare professionals of research in primary care. How can we encourage primary care staff to embark on a research career and what does the future hold?

Hosted by@NHS_NSResearch Norfolk and Suffolk Primary and Community Care Research Office@PwSiobhan Primary Care Clinical Research Nurse

"The role of the care giver in research"

Caregiver? Carer? Friend? Family member? Whatever the preferred title, patients rely on a network of people as partners in their health. That may be particularly true in a clinical trial. In this chat, we will explore the important role caregivers play in research.

Thursday 25th May 201715:00 - 16:00

Hosted from NEW YORK by@LillyTrialsEli Lilly and company ​Pharmaceutical Company

"Best practice in clinical research nurse orientation / induction"

This twitter chat will explore experiences of Clinical Research Nurse/Team induction and allow participants to share ideas of what should be included in core induction packages.

Thursday 25th May 201720:00 - 21:00

Hosted by@SRNCN1 Scottish Research Nurse and Co-ordinators Network

"What makes a good research environment for researchers?"

What makes a good research environment within the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals arena? In this tweetchat we are interested in hearing the views and experiences of NMAH professionals on how we can foster the practices and behaviours that support world-leading research environments.

Hosted by ​@CouncilofDeansThe Council of Deans of Health is the voice of UK university faculties for Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied Health Professions.www.councilofdeans.org.uk @KaterinakolyvaProfessor Patrick Callaghan (Executive Lead for Research)

"Tweetfest 2017 round-up"

This tweetchat will focus on various aspect of tweetfest following the past two weeks. We will be celebrating everything research and all we all achieve every single day.

Join us and have some fun!

Friday 26th May 201715:00 - 16:00

Hosted by @ClaireW_UK ​@smithhazelann

The content of the #WhyWeDoResearch tweetchats may be used in publciations by the hosts. By participating in the #WhyWeDoResearch tweetfest2017 you consent for the content of your tweets to be used in this way (names and twitter handles will NOT be used unless express permission is sought directly).